Shining
Continuing with the types and shadows of the Amorites, the fourth king in the Amorite spirit quintet was Japhia. Japhia means “shining” and is the spirit behind all those driven to be seen. Jesus spoke about the...
A Mic Drop Moment
Over the last several months I have been moving my office of 18 years from the church building back home. In the seemingly endless endeavor, I uncovered a plethora of items totally deleted from my memory. Most...
A Look Inside: From Taskmasters to Tambourines
We originally shared this post 3/31/18 – it has since been updated to share reader feedback and purchase details that were not available when this post was first published. 8/31/2019 UPDATE My latest book, From Taskmasters to Tambourines,...
Fear and Dread — Now an Ally
In the last post we looked at fear as a personal enemy; today we will see it as our ally. Really!?! The fear and dread to be avoided in Israel will not be evaded by the...
Deuteronomy 7: Will and Shall
Notice in Deuteronomy 7:16-26 the words shall and will. Now see what they are coupled to. In the English Standard Version shall appears 12 times: eleven times affixed to Israel and five times coupled with not;...
Going Full Circle: From Praise to Practice to Praise Again
David had his pen in hand. He was about to catalogue some of the many, many blessings of God that he had experienced. In fact, he was going to go full circle (see Psalm 103:1, 22). But...